Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
Hi all,
I have OCD and have been having a rotten time of it.
I had been on citalopram for 2 years and found them to be effective.
But I tried to go back on (after only 2 days of the OCD "flaring up") and my god were the side effects ROUGH. I managed 18 days, culminating in suicidal urges.
After 24 hours off cit I felt a bit better. Yoga and meditation calmed my anxiety, but obviously it's not going to just disappear.
My worst thing is that I have horrible thoughts I'm going to hurt/kill my daughter - which I can't stand.
At the hospital, I was prescribed Seroxat. I took my first 10mg at about 2pm. Anxiety was already rife at that point, but obviously not sure what's "me" and what's the "citalopram".
Last night, I went to bed feeling "OK", but woke at about 3am drenched in sweat and in a panic. Again, could be me, could be the cit, but (and I dread) could be the seroxat.
Some people don't get heightened anxiety on Seroxat, but some do. Can I really cope with another few weeks of heightened anxiety? But can I deal with this without meds?
I really want some advice from fellow suffers - especially ones who suffer quite badly. Can it be done without meds? Do I have to live this hell to get out the other side? Please advise! Any comments would be so welcome.
Re: Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
I totally feel your pain! I've tried three meds (Saroxat, Mirtazapine and Cit) and couldn't deal with the side effects of any of them. At times, I feel so hopeless and wonder if it can be done without meds also. I know it can, but it just takes a lot more effort and time (and patience). Cit also had me waking me up in a panic and sweating, racing heart. I had my worse panic attack ever on that med. Saroxat gave me terrible nausea and dry heaving...tried to deal with it for 2 1/2 weeks but just couldn't take it anymore. Are you doing any therapy???
Re: Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
I'm doing some CBT.
Did Seroxat give you heightened anxiety? I think I can deal with other SEs, but NOT THAT!! (I know we're all different, but our reactions to cit seem to have been the same).
How does your OCD manifest?
Re: Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
No only cit gave me the hightened anxiety...with saroxat it was more of the intense stomach issues I couldn't handle. I have pretty severe health anxiety (haven't been diagnosed with OCD...although some doctors I've spoken with say that have obesessive thoughts about your health can be a form of OCD...I dunno) so I think that's why it''s really hard for me to stay on meds once the side effects kick in. I'm already so hyper-sensitive to my body that any new symptoms just really get to me.
Re: Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
all ssri s gave me worsened anxiety and uprooted harm ocd same kind as u which is a very common part off ocd i v been informed by many doc s !!
i did 8 weeks on sertaline , been off 11 weeks n still struggling!!
but not as bad as when i was on the evil lil ****ers.....
were all dif , i had every side effect poss.... but im trying and belive u can do it without , im hoping my anxiety calms down n my brain restores its self soon!! been a few months and it s all medicene induced coz i was just a bit sluggish before i went on meds!!
if u wanna chat pm me, xmas is spiking mine and im a woman and on my period which also heightens it all!! :( with good moods n humour u can conquer this crap hun , but ya head take s time to heal after taking stuff that makes it flare up!! good luck and speak soon lots of love :) xxx
Re: Advice Needed Please - please comment whatever you may think
hi , dont come off the meds , they take time to get in your system and work , if you do decide to stop taking them it has to be slow withdrawel over a long period of time or you wil go through hell . stick with it seroxit are pretty good better that citalapram , speak to your gp and ask for extra help they might also give you a drug that i take called tranzadone , they help you sleep and relieve anxiety there really good , good luck
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ps side effects are usually only at the begining of the course , they ware off in a few weeks
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Originally Posted by
luv2teach
I totally feel your pain! I've tried three meds (Saroxat, Mirtazapine and Cit) and couldn't deal with the side effects of any of them. At times, I feel so hopeless and wonder if it can be done without meds also. I know it can, but it just takes a lot more effort and time (and patience). Cit also had me waking me up in a panic and sweating, racing heart. I had my worse panic attack ever on that med. Saroxat gave me terrible nausea and dry heaving...tried to deal with it for 2 1/2 weeks but just couldn't take it anymore. Are you doing any therapy???
its a shame you didnt stick it out with the seroxit , the nausia is a sighn that the dopamin in your brain is getting released , after about 3 weeks that goes away , people give up on these meds without sticking it out , i did and theyve changed my life ...sometimes ya gotta take the ruff with the smooth :yahoo: